Find out how many film versions of The Importance of Being Earnest have been made and write a brief appraisal of two of these versions.
There are two versions: 1952 and 2002.
Version 1: was made in 1952 and it is an English film adaptation of the play. The director was Anthony Asquith. The 1952 version is mostly faithful to Wilde’s text, the main differences being that some of the acts have been shortened and some scenes have different locations in the film. The delivery of the line “A handbag?” has become legendary. This version scored 94 percent out of 100 on Rotten tomatoes.
Find below also a clip from the 1952 version (this is my favorite scene of the play)
Version:2 This is a 2002 British-American romantic comedy-drama is an Oliver Parker’s film, it is a modern approach to the play, Although this version only scored 58 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, I personally like this version better. The 2002 version also has some big name celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Rupert Everett and Judi Dench. In North America, the film grossed about $8.4 million.
Find below the same scene from the 2002 version:
Hayfields1994 
Hello Hayley,
Thank you for introducing the two film versions for The Importance of Being Earnest. You have provided a great brief summary of the two film versions, compared both versions to the play, given examples of reviews the films received but also added your personal opinion of the films, in which I agree with you regarding the 2002 film as the better version.
Thank you,
Christina
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